Exchange Bank v. Ashley

Lynch, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Exchange Bank of Gibbon, Nebraska, sued the ■ defendant, Charles Ashley, for $21,058, plus interest, alleged to be due on three promissory notes executed by the defendant.

The defendant answered that the plaintiff had failed to give full credit for payments made and that plaintiff had repossessed certain property in satisfaction of the obligations. Defendant also cross-petitioned, alleging that he suffered a loss of $25,000 because the plaintiff had interfered with his business.

At the conclusion of the evidence, the plaintiff moved for a directed verdict in…